Report·PU-Mu 1050, Box 4, folder 3·c. 1955

Kourion Complex (Stadium) “Fluted Columns in Cypress” Benson c. 1955Jack L. Benson

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Typed and handwritten in English. Every line is transcribed, and the text sits beside the scan.

Scan 27 of report PU-Mu 1050, Box 4, folder 3 (Kourion Complex (Stadium) “Fluted Columns in Cypress” Benson c. 1955), typed and handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 4, folder 3, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Unnumbered pageScan 27 of 28

Material Theatre "D" Cur. Hse. "F" Turkish House "F" Ayios Ermoyenis "G"

LONG AXIS: P.L. Grey Marble Grey Marble Grey Marble Grey Marble Between c/ls. of arisses 1.860 (1) 1.640 (2) 1.570 (3) 0.400 (5) 0.058 No of Channels 29 26 5 CROSS SEC: Diam. between arisses (0.430 to 0.370) 0.400 0.400 (4) 0.390 Between centres of arisses 0.054 0.061 0.055 No. of channels 24 24 24

Notes: (1) P.L. includes capital; lower end broken. (2) Both ends squared; round hole center of one end, diam. 0.040 depth 0.060 (3) P.L. includes capital, lower end broken (4) This item was embodied in a Turkish house in Episkopi village and it was not possible to measure it accurately or examine capital top for hole. It appeared to taper slightly (from 39 to 40cm) but perhaps did not. (5) A very short item, both ends broken, at SW corner of Ay. Erm. Ch.

sections of grooves:

Key: Theatre "D" A 0-0.007 0.011 B C 0-0.011 0.041-0.049 0.054-0.064

A: at rightangle to axis of groove (channel); B: depth; C: on cross section, (not parallel to axis, as in Demeter "A" & "B")

Similarly:- "E" 0-0.010 0.012 0-0.013 0.010 0-0.010 0.041-0.051 0.061-0.074 "F" 0-0.006 0.010 0-0.010 0.036-0.043 0.040-0.050 "G" 0-0.009 0.010 0-0.012 0.037-0.046 0.054-0.067

Drawing: cross section of a fluted column with measurements; labels: 0.044; 0.049; 0.067; 0.011; 0.011; A; B; C

P.T.O. for sections of capitals of "D" & "F"

Handwriting: Note that G & C twit in the opposite direction to the rest.

65 figures hard to readstruck struck outadded written in above” jug ditto, and what it repeatsword reading not certain

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